Grumman AA-5A N26368
17 April 1981 · Naperville, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 April 1981 at about 23:10 local time, a Grumman AA-5A registered N26368 was involved in an accident during in flight near Naperville, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Naperville, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5A
- Registration
- N26368
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Frankfort, Ky → Plainfield, Il
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-1159
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
R FUEL QNTY GAUGE INDCD 1/4 FULL.HIT PWR LN, NGT.MISC-FUEL EXHAUSTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AA-5A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1981 | Grumman AA-5A | Batavia, New York, United States | Key Aviation D | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1981 | Grumman AA-5A | Bennett, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1981 | Grumman AA-5A | Rio, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1981 | Grumman AA-5A | Beaumont, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1982 | Grumman AA-5A | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Rivair Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1980 | Grumman AA-5A | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |